Keeping 13 (Boys of Tommen, #2)

by Chloe Walsh

“Hi, Johnny,” she whispered, tumbling off the door step as she clung to me. “You came back.” “Hi, Shannon.” My crutches fell to the ground as I wrapped my arms around her body, holding her in place. “I promised I would,”

“The truth’s hard,” I admitted quietly. My brother nodded stiffly. “Especially when you’ve been programmed to forget it.”

“If I was sweet, you might try and eat me,” Tadhg shot back. “And you’ve clearly eaten enough.” “For the last time, I am not fat,” Gibsie growled. “I’m big-boned. There’s a huge difference.”

“Your mother did a lot of fucked-up shit, baby, and I’m not excusing any of it, but that night, when it came down to the wire, she looked me dead in the eyes and told me to save her children. That was the only thing on her mind at the end. Making sure you and your brothers were out of that house.”